TAP Founder's Award 2013: North DeSoto Middle School, LA

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TAP Founder's Award 2013: North DeSoto Middle School, LA

This video takes an in-depth look at TAP's impact on North DeSoto Middle School, recipient of the 2013 Lowell Milken TAP Founder's Award for exceptional implementation of TAP's four aligned elements of career advancement opportunities, professional development, teacher accountability and evaluation, and performance-based compensation. TAP: The System for Teacher and Student Advancement is a comprehensive professional development and teacher evaluation system founded by education reform pioneer Lowell Milken.

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